England clinched the three-match Check sequence towards South Africa by 2-1 margin at The Oval on September 12. Batting within the 4th innings, England chased down the goal with 9 wickets remaining.
Ollie Robinson celebrates a wicket vs South Africa. (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- England pacers dominated the Check match which noticed it is first ball being bowled on Day 3
- Stuart Broad surpassed legendary Glenn McGrath within the Check wickets tally
- Ollie Robinson made an amazing comeback and picked 7 wickets within the Check match
England gained their sixth Check of the summer season and continued their unbeaten sequence run underneath the captaincy of Ben Stokes, by defeating South Africa within the third and ultimate Check match of the sequence. English tempo bowlers dominated the roost at The Oval in a rain-affected Check match, serving to the workforce wrap up the sport in simply three days.
The extremely anticipated decider was first delayed as a consequence of rain within the first day after which because of the demise of the Queen, however England managed to place strain on South Africa, who needed to convey an aggressive intent to their play within the ultimate match of the sequence.
After pacers from each groups ran by the batting line-ups, England had been left with 130 runs as a goal. With a bit greater than a day remaining to chase the goal down, underfire opener Zack Crawley introduced out his easiest, attacking the likes of Marc Jansen, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. The one England wicket to fall within the ultimate innings was Alex Lees, who performed second fiddle to Zack Crawley, hitting 39 off 73 balls. The proper-hander Crawley then again 69 off 57 balls and likewise hit Marco Jansen for 4 to convey up a memorable victory in English cricket.
The earlier two matches of the sequence had been fiercely contested. Within the first Check match at Lord’s, England had been unable to deal with the warmth from South Africa’s bowling assault and fell to an innings defeat within the recreation. After a horrible defeat, England shook issues up with an distinctive batting efficiency from captain Ben Stokes, who led the way in which to England’s victory within the second Check match of the sequence.
With the ultimate Check set to be contested with fierce spirit, England had been pegged again in an damage to their finest Check batter for the time being – Jonny Bairstow, nonetheless, as it might end up, the workforce weren’t affected by the loss and went on to publish an amazing 9 wicket win over Dean Elgar’s males.
This was England’s ultimate Check match of the summer season as the main focus strikes on to the white ball format of the sport. England will now go to play Pakistan in a 7-match T20I sequence. After that, they may play Australia earlier than heading into the T20 World Cup.
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